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I feel sorry for anyone under the age of 35 today. They are in the midst of "Dumbing Down of America!"

Try being one of them caught in the nightmare. But *I* know what I'm doing, and what's better, and what is RIGHT for me. But my INSURANCE plan, from my employer, thinks they know so much better. *cry* Let's see... in the last 72 hours, I couldn't get the meds to take away my migraines, so my doc gave me samples instead - the insurance won't pay for them because they are 'new'. Um... I can't go to my pain doctor anymore because I have to pay $1000 in out of pocket bills before the insurance will even touch it. Even though he belongs to the same plan and group. Oh, and I ended up paying $50.00/month more for medications because they increased our copays for prescriptions to $15 & $25 respectively, and of course.... there are no generics for Advair or Accolate, or any of these, ya know... life saving drugs.

What I want to know is the pharmaceutical and insurance big business ties are to our government, and why they are plotting to keep sick, if for no other reason than from worry that we WILL get sick and have to pay these obscene premiums. What's really the worst is that I'm only 32. It's not going to get any easier for me, physically, emotionally or any other way. Something has *got* to be done about the state of our nation's health care, and Billary ain't the way. Neither is socialism like Canada or Britain (2 months wait to see my doc for a migraine??? uh, no.. thanks). And someone else hit the nail on the head that said, not even cost of living increases can keep up with all of this. I'm drowning, and no one is there to save us this time. :9

What I want to know is the pharmaceutical and insurance big business ties are to our government, and why they are plotting to keep sick, if for no other reason than from worry that we WILL get sick and have to pay these obscene premiums.

Good Lord! Sorry for all that you are going through. Can't be easy.

I have heard that Seniors have to make a decision between their meds and putting food on the table. It really sucks.

The generic drug manufacturers are a lot at fault. The major drug companies do all the R&D; then the generic companies come along and copy the formula. It's no wonder the major manufacturers have to charge high prices -- they get undercut by the generics. And NO, generic formulations are NOT the same, regardless of everything the insurance companies & pharmacies try to tell you. A generic is "approved" if its potency is within 20% of the brand name. That means, for example, for a medication of which you are to take 100 mg, you could get a 80 mg dose on one refill and a 120 mg refill on the next ... a 50% increase between refills!!! Even if doses were the same, milligram for milligram, things such as the pressure used to create a tablet alter the metabolism of the drug. (Bytheway, I'm yelling at the situation, not you.)